Curriculum Vitae Heidi J. C. Ellis Computer Science Department Trinity College 300 Summit St. Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 297-4175, fax: (860) 297-3531 [email protected] http://www.cs.trincoll.edu/~hellis2 Education Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut, 1994 Dissertation: An Information Engineering Approach to Unified Object-Oriented Design and Analyses M.S., Computer Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut, 1990 B.S., Animal Science, University of Connecticut, 1984 Experience Professional Experience 2005-present, Visiting Assistant Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, Trinity College 2000-2005, Associate Professor, Dept. of Engineering and Science, RPI-Hartford 1997-2000, Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Sciences, RPI-Hartford 1996-1997, Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Hartford Graduate Center 1994-1996, Visiting Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Hartford Graduate Center 1990, 1992, 1993, Lecturer, Computer Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut 1990-1991, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dept. of Math and Computer Science, Eastern Connecticut State University 1987-1994, Research Assistant, Computer Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut Industrial Experience MassMutual Financial Group, Springfield, MA. Responsible for identifying and carrying out training and mentoring needs required for converting an eight-person department from a procedure-based to an object oriented development approach. Tasks included software process audit, software process needs assessment, development mentoring and object oriented training. Jan. 2000 to Jun. 2000. Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, CT. Observed the Embedded Systems group, specifically the software process used to develop the embedded software that operates jet engines. Observed FAA’s DO-178A and DO-178B certification process and its impact on software development. May 1998 to Aug. 1998. Developed and delivered multiple professional development courses including Introduction to Java, C++ Programming, Overview of Oracle, The Object-Oriented Paradigm, Introduction to Rapid Application Development, and Java Server Pages. Clients include: Heidi J. C. Ellis Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, North Haven, CT Key Bank, Cleveland, OH Aetna U. S. Healthcare, Middletown, CT Condor Systems, Bloomfield, CT MassMutual Financial Group, Springfield, MA Advanced Computing Technologies, Glastonbury, CT Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, CT Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA State of CT Department of Information Technology, Hartford, CT Allmerica Inc., Worcester, MA Rensselaer Learning Institute, Hartford, CT Research Current Interests Computing education based on humanitarian open source software, Integrated framework for NMR data analysis, Software engineering pedagogy. Journal Articles and Book Chapters 1. Ellis, H.J.C., and Hislop, G.W., “An Ontology for Software Engineering Teaching Modules,” International Journal on Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies, vol. 2, no. 1, 2007, pp. 11-22. 2. Ellis, H.J.C., “An Assessment of Self-Directed Learning in a Software Engineering Course,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 50, no. 1, Feb. 2007, pp. 55-60. 3. Verdi, K., Ellis, H.J.C., and Gryk, M.R., “Conceptual-level workflow modeling for NMR and other scientific experiments,” BMC Bioinformatics, vol. 8, no. 31, Jan. 2007. 4. Hislop, G.W. and Ellis, H.J.C., “Issues in Measuring Time to Teach Information Systems Online,” Information Systems Education Journal, vol. 4, no. 57, Aug. 2006, pp. 1-10, 5. Ellis, H.J.C., Area Editor for chapter on Software Design, IEEE Computer Society Real- World Software Engineering Problems, J. Fernando Naveda and Stephen B. Seidman eds. Wiley-Inderscience, 2006. 6. Fox-Erlich, S., Martyn, T.O., Ellis, H.J.C., and Gryk, M.R., “Delineation and Analysis of the Conceptual Data Model Implied by the IUPAC Recommendations for Biochemical Nomenclature,” Protein Science, vol. 13, 2004, pp. 2559-2563. 7. Hislop, G.W. and Ellis, H.J.C., “A Study of Faculty Effort in Online Teaching,” The Internet and Higher Education, Elsevier/Pergamon, vol. 7, no. 1, Spring 2004, pp. 15-31. 8. Liebrand, M., Ellis, H.J.C., Phillips, C., Demurjian, S., Ting, T.C., and Ellis, J., "Role Delegation for a Resource-Based Security Model," in Data and Applications Security: Developments and Directions II, E. Gudes and S. Shenoi (eds.), Kluwer, 2003. 2 of 12 Heidi J. C. Ellis 9. Liebrand, M., Ellis, H.J.C., Phillips, C., Demurjian, S., and Ting, T.C., “Role Delegation for a Distributed, Unified RBAC/MAC,” 16th Annual IFIP WG 11.3 Working Conference on Data and Application Security, Kings College, UK, Jul. 2002. 10. Ellis, H.J.C., Mead, N.R., Moreno, A.M., Tanner, C.D., and Ramsey, D., “Characteristics of Successful Collaborations to Produce Educated Software Engineering Professionals,” Computer Science Education, Swets & Zeitlinger Publishers, Vol.12, No.1-2, Spring 2002, pp. 119-140. 11. Demurjian, S., Peters, T., Beshers, G., Ellis, H.J.C., and Nichols, G., “The (Non) Importance of a Programming Language in a Software Engineering Course,” Computer Science Education Journal, Ablex Publishing, Inc., Vol. 3, No. 1, 1992, pp. 35-52. Refereed Publications 1. Ellis, H.J.C., Morelli, R.A., and Hislop G. W., “WIP: Challenges to Educating Students within the Community of Open Source Software for Humanity,” The 2008 Frontiers in Education Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, Oct. 2008. 2. Budd, A. J., and Ellis, H.J.C., “Spanning the Gap Between Software Engineering Instructor and Student,” The 2008 Frontiers in Education Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, Oct. 2008. 3. Ellis, H.J.C., and Hislop, G.W., “Fostering the Community of Software Engineering Educators,” 21st Annual Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, Charleston, SC, Apr. 2008. 4. Ellis, H.J.C., Morelli, R.A., and Hislop, G.W., “Support for Educating Software Engineers Through Humanitarian Open Source Projects,” 21st Annual Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, Charleston, SC, Apr. 2008. 5. DeNoia, L., Ellis, H.J.C., and McKim, J., “WIP – Issues Involved in Analyzing Student Activity in the Introductory Sequence of Computing Courses,” The 2007 Frontiers in Education Conference, Milwaukee, WI, Oct. 2007. 6. Ellis, H.J.C., Morelli, R.A., and de Lanerolle, T., “Holistic Software Engineering Education Based on an Open Source Project,” 20th Annual Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, Dublin, Ireland, Jul., 2007. 7. Morelli, R.A., Ellis, H.J.C., de Lanerolle, T., Damon, J., and Walti, C., “Can Student-Written Software Help Sustain Humanitarian FOSS?”, The 4th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, Delft, the Netherlands, May 2007, pp. 41-44. 8. Ellis, H.J.C., Morelli, R.A., de Lanerolle, T.R., Damon, J., and Raye, J., “Can Humanitarian Open-Source Software Development Draw New Students to CS?” SIGCSE 2007, Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Covington, KY, Mar. 2007. 9. Ellis, H.J.C., Sinnott, B.D., Fox-Erlich, S., and Gryk, M.R., “Undergraduate Research in Bioinformatics - The CONNJUR project,” The 2006 Frontiers in Education Conference, San Diego, CA, Oct. 2006. 3 of 12 Heidi J. C. Ellis 10. Ellis, H.J.C., “An Evaluation of Learning in an Online Project-Based Web Application Design and Development Course,” 2006 Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges, Northeast, Apr. 2006. 3rd prize for best paper, Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, vol. 21, no. 6, Jun. 2006, pp. 217 – 227. 11. Ellis, H.J.C., Fox-Erlich, S., Martyn, T.O., and Gryk, M.R., “Development of an Integrated Framework for Protein Structure Determinations: A Logical Data Model for NMR Data Analysis,” Third International Conference on Information Technology : New Generations, ITNG 2006, Apr. 2006. 12. Ellis, H.J.C., “A Collaborative Approach to a Course on the Semantic Web,” The 2005 Frontiers in Education Conference, Indianapolis, IN, Oct. 2005. 13. Ellis, H.J.C., “Autonomous Learning in Online and Traditional Versions of a Software Engineering Course,” 18th Annual Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, Ottawa, CAN, Apr. 2005. 14. Hislop, G.W. and H.J.C. Ellis, “Issues in Measuring Time to Teach Information Systems Online,” ISECON 2004, Newport, RI, Nov. 2004. 15. Ellis, H.J.C., “Student-Directed Learning in a Graduate Software Engineering Course,” The 2004 Frontiers in Education Conference, Savannah, GA, Oct. 2004. 16. Ellis, H.J.C. and Hislop, G.W., “Techniques for Providing Software Engineering Education to Working Professionals,” The 2004 Frontiers in Education Conference, Savannah, GA, Oct. 2004. 17. Kowalczyk, T., Ellis, H.J.C., and Hislop, G.W., “A Framework of Trust for the Semantic Web,” 2004 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), NYC, Aug. 2004. 18. Stevens, M.E. and Ellis, H.J.C., “Using a Lease to Manage Service Contracts in Service Oriented Architectures,” 2004 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), NYC, Aug. 2004. 19. Ellis, H.J.C., G.W. Hislop, and T. Kowalczyk, “Towards an Information Assessment Framework for Use with the Semantic Web,” 6th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, Porto, Portugal, Apr. 2004. 20. Hislop, G.W. and Ellis, H.J.C., “An Analysis of Variation in Teaching Effort Across Tasks in Online and Traditional Courses,” 6th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, Porto, Portugal, Apr. 2004. 21. Ellis, H.J.C. and Mitchell, R., “Self-Grading in a Project-Based Software Engineering